The Psychological Record

, Volume 24, Issue 2, pp 171–176 | Cite as

The Role of Systolic- Versus Diatolic-Contingent Feedback in Blood Pressure Conditioning

  • S. Thomas Elder
  • Debra A. Leftwich
  • Lynn A. Wilkerson
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Abstract

32 volunteer normotensive college students served as Ss in an experiment designed to compare systolic-contingent with diastolic-contingent feedback. When compared in terms of systolic blood pressure, neither the systolic nor the diastolic contingency produced a significant change, but analysis of S’s diastolic blood pressure scores revealed a diastolic contingency to be most effective. Follow-up scores obtained 3 weeks after training failed to show any differences, and several possible explanations for this are proposed.

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© Association of Behavior Analysis International 1974

Authors and Affiliations

  • S. Thomas Elder
    • 1
  • Debra A. Leftwich
    • 1
  • Lynn A. Wilkerson
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of PsychologyLSU-Lake FrontNew OrleansUSA

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